What it's like
Punta Gorda is the oldest settlement on Roatan, and a Garifuna village on the East End in the Santos Guardiola area. The Garifuna call it Peini, and locals often call it P.G. The village has kept its music, dance and storytelling alive across generations.
A visit centers on the village itself. Visitors can watch traditional dances, meet locals and eat Garifuna food, and the Punta Gorda market is a good stop for homemade chocolate and copal incense. Between market days the town is quiet, and the walk through its streets is short.
Good to know
- Market days are Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, when the village is busiest. Otherwise the town is quiet.
- Wear long pants and reapply high-strength bug spray after getting out of the water and several times a day.
- Mosquitoes are most active at dawn and dusk, and repellent is strongly advised.
Punta Gorda
Punta Gorda is a Garifuna village on the East End of Roatan, where visitors watch traditional dances, eat Garifuna food and hear the community's history. It is the place to go for Roatan's living culture.
Tours that go here
Prices are per person, booked with our partner, Shore Excursions Group.
West End
West End is a small village on Roatán's west end, full of restaurants, bars, shops, galleries and beaches. Visitors swim off its sand, walk the paved main road and head out on the water.
Camp Bay Beach
It is a place to swim, lie in the sun and kayak the nearby mangroves.
Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge is a small fishing village at the eastern end of Roatán, known for brightly colored wooden houses built on stilts over the water. It is pleasant to walk through at an easy pace.
Coxen Hole
Coxen Hole is Roatan's main town and capital, known locally as el pueblo. Its main road is the place to hunt for unique gifts and local crafts.
The same kind of day, elsewhere
Local culture and markets
